HYDERABAD, Aug 28: The Sindh Taraqi Passand Party has called for three-day mourning in protest against the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti and his associates in Balochistan.

At a meeting of party’s central committee held here Sunday evening, leaders decided to hold a condolence meeting at the Taraqi Passand House on Tuesday.

Leaders will pay tribute to Bugti for his sacrifice and struggle in the cause of Baloch.

STP chairman Dr Qadir Magsi, who is also the central general secretary of PONM, presided over the meeting.

The meeting demanded that bodies of Nawab Akbar Bugti and his associated should be handed over to their heirs. The meeting termed the incident worst example of state terrorism.

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